UWM Podcasting Survey
Instructions
Informed Consent Information

I am Tanya Joosten of the Learning Technology Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. We are conducting a study of how podcasting and rich digital media (digital audio and video) impact teaching and student learning. We would appreciate your participation in this study, as it will assist us in making recommendations for improving the teaching of students throughout the UWM campus.

If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to fill out one online survey and to answer several questions about your experience in using podcasting and rich digital media that will take 15-20 minutes to complete. There are no known risks associated with your being in the study. Possible benefits are that you will have a voice in helping shape the instruction that students receive.

The questionnaire you fill out will be treated confidentially. YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE LINKED IN ANYWAY TO YOUR SURVEY RESPONSES. Data from this study may be published in professional journals. Only grouped data will be presented or published. As an online participant in this research, there is always the risk of intrusion by outside agents, i.e., hacking, and therefore the possibility of being identified. Your username that is requested is forwarded to your instructor for extra credit purposes only and will not be linked to your responses.

By checking the box below, you are stating that you are at least of 18 years of age and understand that any information about you will be treated in a confidential manner and that the data collected and the results obtained will be used for research purposes only. Your name and initials will never be used to report any results of the projects. You understand that the records and data files related to this research project will be maintained in the UWM Learning Technology Center for a period no longer than ten years and that only personnel directly associated with this project will have access to them.

You understand that you may refuse to participate in this study or withdraw at any time without penalty. You understand that you may be withdrawn from this study by the investigators if you do not meet the screening criteria. You understand that, should you withdraw or be withdrawn from the study, any information that you have provided will be destroyed.

This study has been explained to you and your questions have been answered. If you have additional questions, you may contact the principal investigator:

Once the study is completed, we would be glad to give the results to you. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact me:

Tanya Joosten
Learning Technology Center
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
PO Box 604
Milwaukee, WI 53201
tjoosten@uwm.edu
414.229.4319

I understand that if I have any complaints about my treatment in this study I may call or write:

Institutional Review Board
Human Research Protection Program
Department of University Safety and Assurances
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(414) 229-3173



Please provide the following (*required)


ePanther ID (e.g., jdoe)*




Informed Consent

1.
I have received an explanation of this study and agree to participate. I understand that my participation in this study is strictly voluntary.


Yes

No

Demographics

2.
What university do you currently attend?


UW-Milwaukee

UW-Whitewater

UW-Baraboo/Sauk

UW-Marshfield

UW-Waukesha

3.
In which course did you participate that used digital audio/video?


University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BUS ADMIN 230, Lazirko

CL Sci 522, Stalewski

CLS 101, Moraine

COMMUN 101, Jinsuk

COMMUN 310, Joosten

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
LL 2756, Kato

LL 3757, Kato

German 322, Lange

ComDis 714, Casey

ComDis 371, Casey

Speech 204, Smudde

History, 346, Meisel

FornLang 141, Zhang

FornLang 142, Zhang

University of Wisconsin-Colleges
SPA 225, Soma

MUS 174, DeLyser

ENG 370/MUS 295, Hurst

4.
How did your course use digital audio/video?


Course content dissemination (video labs, speeches, songs, instructor lectures or information)

Classroom recording tool (recordings of instructor lectures from class or classroom discussion recording)

Field Recording tool (recording field notes, interviews, audio data, environmental sounds)

Study support tool (repeated listening to audio books, audio flash cards, vocabulary lists)

5.
What is your age?


18-20

21-23

24-26

27+

6.
What is your race?


African American

Latino

Asian

European American/Caucasian

Native American

Other

7.
What is your gender?


Male

Female

8.
What is your student status?


Full Time

Part Time

Other

9.
What is your education level?


Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Graduate

Other

Part I - Habits: Listening to Audio and Viewing Video
Please chose one response for each of the following questions regarding your listening and watching habits.

10.
How many pieces of video or audio course material have you listened to or watched during the semester using your iPod, MP3 player, or computer?


0-2

3-5

6-8

8-10

11 or more

11.
When do you normally listen to recordings during the course?


When they become available

Weekly

Before an exam

When I missed class

Occasionally

Never

12.
Which one of the following statements best describes your typical habits for listening to or watching pieces of video or audio course material during the course?


I listened to or watched the entire recording once.

I listened to or watched the entire recording once and certain portions of the recording multiple times

I listened to or watched the entire recording multiple times.

I fast-forwarded to certain portions of the recording and listened to or watched them multiple times.

I fast-forwarded to certain portions of the recording and listened to or watched them once.

Other

13.
In which ways, if any, did the course video or audio materials support your learning? (check all that apply)


(Select all that apply.)

It was a convenient way to access course materials.

It helped me catch up when I missed class.

It helped me prepare for homework and exams.

It clarified concepts discussed in class.

Other

Part II - Habits: Listening to Audio and Viewing Video
Please rate your use of digital audio or video players (e.g., iPods), computers, and software when listening to or watching digital audio/video.

The first set of questions asks things about how and where you listen and watch digital audio/video. Some examples of digital audio/video may include music, music videos, news shows, movies, and more.

The second set of questions ask things about how you obtained, listened to, or watched classroom material.

There are no correct answers or preferred answers.

Each item is rated on a 5-point scale ranging never (1) to frequently (5).

14.
How often do you use dial-up?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

15.
How often do you use broadband (e.g., SBC DSL, ATT DSL, Road Runner)?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

16.
How often do you subscribe to podcasts?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

17.
How often do you download music or video?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

18.
How often do you sync your iPod or MP3 player?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

19.
How often did you use an iPod for this course?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

20.
How often did you use other portable media players (not an iPod; e.g., iRiver, iAudio, Dell DJ, etc.) for this course?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

21.
How often did you watch or listen to digital audio/video for your course on your computer or laptop?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

22.
How often did you use iTunes to retrieve digital audio/video for your course?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

23.
How often did you use D2L (Desire2Learn) to retrieve digital audio/video for your course?


(5) Frequently

(4) Often

(3) Sometimes

(2) Rarely

(1) Never

Impact of Digital Audio/Video
The following statements address different aspects of your experience in taking a course that used digital audio/video and/or podcasting.

For each of the statements, please enter your degree of agreement with the statement. Response range from (5) Strongly Agree to (1) Strongly Disagree. If the statement does not apply to your experience, please enter (0) Not Applicable

24.
Digital audio/video made me feel more involved in the course


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

25.
I had no problems getting the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

26.
Using the digital audio/video was fun


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

27.
Overall, I am happy with using digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

28.
Digital audio/video has been beneficial to my learning


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

29.
Using the digital audio/video helped me get a better grade in this class


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

30.
I had no problems playing the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

31.
Using digital audio/video was annoying


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

32.
Using digital audio/video in a course is a waste of time


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

33.
Digital audio/video had little impact on my learning


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

34.
The digital audio/video made it difficult for me to get a good grade in this class


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

35.
Digital audio/video led me to become engaged in class


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

36.
Getting the digital audio/video was confusing


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

37.
I really enjoyed using digital audio/video to supplement class


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

38.
I would take another course that used digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

39.
Digital audio/video allows me to better understand concepts


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

40.
The digital audio/video helped me do better on my exams


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

41.
The digital audio/video resulted in me being more engaged in the class material


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

42.
I found it easy to get the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

43.
I will avoid classes using digital audio/video in the future


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

44.
The digital audio/video did not help me to understand concepts better


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

45.
Using the digital audio/video did not help me score higher on the exams


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

46.
My instructor/TA was able to answer my questions about getting and playing the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

47.
Playing the digital audio/video was simple


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

48.
I would recommend that the instructor continue to use digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

49.
The digital audio/video really helped me to better prepare for exams


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

50.
I got higher scores on my assignments because of the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

51.
The digital audio/video resulted in me being more involved in the class


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

52.
Technical support was available when I needed it


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

53.
I sometimes had difficulty playing the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

54.
The digital audio/video were not much help in preparing for exams


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

55.
I needed better technical support


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

56.
It was hard to get the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

57.
I would recommend this course to others


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

58.
Digital audio/video helped me understand the course material


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

59.
The introductory explanations on how to get the digital audio/video were sufficient


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

60.
I could easily access the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

61.
I would not recommend this course to a fellow student


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

62.
Digital audio/video made it easy to connect ideas together


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

63.
The digital audio/video had no impact on my attendance to class


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

64.
The audio/video downloaded quickly


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

65.
The digital audio/video used in this course motivated me to learn


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

66.
Using digital audio/video helped me think more deeply about course content


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

67.
Because of the digital audio/video, I didn’t go to class as much


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

68.
After the introductory explanation, I still wasn’t sure how to get or play the digital audio/video


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

69.
The audio/video were easy to understand


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

70.
The documentation and help sheets did not help me get the digital audio/video files


(5) Strongly Agree

(4) Agree

(3) Neutral

(2) Disagree

(1) Strongly Disagree

(0) Not Applicable

Open-Ended Responses

71.
What impact did digital audio/video have on your learning in the course?




72.
What did you like best about your experience using digital audio/video in this class?




73.
If you could change one thing about the use of digital audio/video in your class, what would it be?




74.
Would you recommend this course to others, if it used the same technology? Why or Why not?




75.
Are there additional ways that digital audio/video could be used to support your learning?




76.
Is there anything else you would like to share with us about your experience with digital audio/video?






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